"This is gonna be weird, Ada coming to the Club she voted to uncharter." Makes me want to go. I…
I had nothing to do with the Pell v. Sagel case--but would have been happy to have had that righteous…
Jose Moreno and SQS are big Taj boosters. Frances Marquez & Derek Tran are big Pulido boosters. They both came…
I got a hit piece on Ali Taj yesterday. It accused him of slashing his town's Economic Development Department. That…
Vern, I'm curious about your "see their candidate statements" note with respect to the judicial elections. What specifically jumps out…
(Don't know why your comments have been going into trash this past hour, but I got em now)
Re: AD 67. I’m going with Ali Taj. Developers seem to be backing Mark Pullido’s campaign and attack ads against…
Nguyen is a likeable fellow but he's never been a technocrat. The building at 433 CCD? Enough time has passed…
I have gone back and forth on this one. Pell’s website is a mess and, at least as presented there,…
pensions and retirement Archive
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California’s Public Pension Debt About to Worsen?
Posted on December 11, 2010 | 5 Comments. . . Forecasts of the future cost of public pension programs offered by states, cities, counties, school districts and other government entities have for the last few years been […] -
Stanford report finds that local government pension systems are $200 billion short
Posted on November 18, 2010 | 6 CommentsThe Stanford University research team that shocked Sacramento this year by declaring that the state’s three pension systems are more than $400 billion underfunded has struck again, saying local government pension systems […] -
Blogger harassed at work by overpaid El Segundo police captain
Posted on November 15, 2010 | 6 CommentsA homeowner in El Segundo posted the salaries of the overpaid cops in his town, on his blog – and the next thing he knew he was being harassed at […] -
Irvine Councilman Lalloway rejects medical and pension benefits, and car allowance too
Posted on November 11, 2010 | 4 CommentsNewly elected Irvine Councilman Jeff Lalloway said he’s going to turn down medical and pension benefits, and if he can, a $715 monthly car allowance the city offers to council […] -
Financial Planning Day – by City of Huntington Beach – FREE EVENT!
Posted on October 20, 2010 | No CommentsOrange County Financial Planning Day is a FREE EVENT where you’ll have an opportunity to address specific financial questions to professional financial planners who are volunteering their time and expertise to […] -
Phu slams Mansoor for rejecting a $633,000 savings for Costa Mesa for purely political reasons.
Posted on October 13, 2010 | 9 CommentsThis new press release from 68th Assembly district candidate Phu Nguyen is pretty brilliant and hard-hitting, but I think I should give the whole story more context… I think I’ll […] -
CalPERS Delays Scary Pension Reports Until After the Election
Posted on October 12, 2010 | 2 CommentsA senior CalPERS attorney just told me that the annual pension liability reports for local agencies, which are normally distributed every October, have now been delayed until after the November […] -
Where do Whitman & Brown stand on Pension Reform & Pension Crises?
Posted on October 8, 2010 | 6 CommentsFormer Governor Jerry Brown & Meg Whitman, former E-Bay CEO 1) California has a significant budget crisis, which includes a significant gap in Pensions, because these pensions are severely underfunded. […] -
What If Your Boss Gave You a 1200% Retirement Match?
Posted on September 24, 2010 | 4 CommentsThat’s what members of Fullerton’s police and fire union get from us. Almost all of the candidates are talking about pension reform now, but they don’t quite have their figures right. According […] -
3 at 60….what a concept!
Posted on September 20, 2010 | 3 CommentsThe pension abuses which come from across the board have finally reached “Maximum Overload”. If you can believe it, a few Legislators are actually taking a long look at not only […] -
Fullerton’s Real Unfunded Pension Liability: At Least $60 Million
Posted on September 2, 2010 | No CommentsLast year CalPERS reported that the city of Fullerton is facing an unfunded pension liability of $37,531,831 on our public safety employees’ retirement plan. That’s the amount that we currently […] -
Dissecting McKinley’s Phony Pension Reform
Posted on September 1, 2010 | No CommentsThe other day we challenged retired police chief and $215,000 public pensioner Pat McKinley to put some real meat behind his dubious claim that he will “work to reform public […] -
Little Hoover Sucks Up County Pension Reform BS
Posted on August 25, 2010 | No Comments -
Retirement Funding Chaos Seems to Abound
Posted on August 23, 2010 | No CommentsAfter months of efforts by newspapers and other so-called advocacy groups to obtain public sector retirement system payroll information, various lawsuits directed at one municipality or the other have resulted […]
![California’s Public Pension Debt About to Worsen? . . . Forecasts of the future cost of public pension programs offered by states, cities, counties, school districts and other government entities have for the last few years been […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/broke-guy-155x155.jpg)
![Stanford report finds that local government pension systems are $200 billion short The Stanford University research team that shocked Sacramento this year by declaring that the state’s three pension systems are more than $400 billion underfunded has struck again, saying local government pension systems […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/OC-Unfunded-Liabilities-155x155.jpg)
![Blogger harassed at work by overpaid El Segundo police captain A homeowner in El Segundo posted the salaries of the overpaid cops in his town, on his blog – and the next thing he knew he was being harassed at […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/El-Segundo-cop-salaries-155x150.jpg)
![Irvine Councilman Lalloway rejects medical and pension benefits, and car allowance too Newly elected Irvine Councilman Jeff Lalloway said he’s going to turn down medical and pension benefits, and if he can, a $715 monthly car allowance the city offers to council […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Jeff-Lalloway-Commercial-155x155.jpg)
![Financial Planning Day – by City of Huntington Beach – FREE EVENT! Orange County Financial Planning Day is a FREE EVENT where you’ll have an opportunity to address specific financial questions to professional financial planners who are volunteering their time and expertise to […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/Logo-Huntington-Beach-City-155x155.jpg)
![Phu slams Mansoor for rejecting a $633,000 savings for Costa Mesa for purely political reasons. This new press release from 68th Assembly district candidate Phu Nguyen is pretty brilliant and hard-hitting, but I think I should give the whole story more context… I think I’ll […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/mansoor-4-155x155.jpg)
![CalPERS Delays Scary Pension Reports Until After the Election A senior CalPERS attorney just told me that the annual pension liability reports for local agencies, which are normally distributed every October, have now been delayed until after the November […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/bury-it-155x155.jpg)
![Where do Whitman & Brown stand on Pension Reform & Pension Crises? Former Governor Jerry Brown & Meg Whitman, former E-Bay CEO 1) California has a significant budget crisis, which includes a significant gap in Pensions, because these pensions are severely underfunded. […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/Picture-Jerry-Bronw-and-Meg-Whitman-155x155.jpg)
![What If Your Boss Gave You a 1200% Retirement Match? That’s what members of Fullerton’s police and fire union get from us. Almost all of the candidates are talking about pension reform now, but they don’t quite have their figures right. According […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Fullerton-Pension-Contributions-Full-155x155.png)
![3 at 60….what a concept! The pension abuses which come from across the board have finally reached “Maximum Overload”. If you can believe it, a few Legislators are actually taking a long look at not only […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/Pension-Spike.jpg)
![Fullerton’s Real Unfunded Pension Liability: At Least $60 Million Last year CalPERS reported that the city of Fullerton is facing an unfunded pension liability of $37,531,831 on our public safety employees’ retirement plan. That’s the amount that we currently […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/donkey-hole.jpg)
![Dissecting McKinley’s Phony Pension Reform The other day we challenged retired police chief and $215,000 public pensioner Pat McKinley to put some real meat behind his dubious claim that he will “work to reform public […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Smilin-Chief1-155x155.jpg)

![Retirement Funding Chaos Seems to Abound After months of efforts by newspapers and other so-called advocacy groups to obtain public sector retirement system payroll information, various lawsuits directed at one municipality or the other have resulted […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/chaos-in-its-purest-form-155x155.jpg)
Fred Jung for OC Supervisor? Sure, if you want the rest of Orange County to have Fullerton's roads and budget…